Fill the bus

Posted:
12/24/2012 10:52:47 AM MST

Sue Alborn and Sue Koepp sit inside a school bus that is waiting to be filled with food donations as part of the "Build a Bus" campaign sponsored by Lawrence Brothers IGA. Store patrons can purchase prepared sacks of food for $12 and when the campaign winds down Dec. 31, the sacks will be donated to the Lincoln County Food Bank. Store Director Alfred Romero said the company-wide campaign began four years ago after a successful effort by a Roswell Lawrence Brothers store director. "It's not just one meal, the bags are filled with everything from apple juice to cake mix, canned food, macaroni and cheese," Romero said. Alborn said the Food Bank ended up taking in 160 bags and then purchased the remaining 120. The Methodist Youth Group came to the Food Bank Sunday, sorted and shelved the contents. Photo by Dianne Stallings/Ruidoso News